A situation happened this morning that got me thinking.....
As I was waiting at the drive thru to get my boys a morning sandwich, the car in front of me was ordering a small coffee. When he was cheerfully given the total, he yelled "When the ^%$# did that go up?"
I was patiently behind him thinking "here we go again" . Then almost instantly I hear "senior coffee ! senior coffee ! senior coffee! Jesus Christ!" My eyes popped open wide, my jaw dropped and I thought where did manners go? If you have such an issue walk inside. Or better yetk, brew your coffee at home ! I did tell the poor girl who was the brunt of his tirade, she had my permission to "slap him silly" which made her smile .
Now I am normally one to walk inside, but since my boys ( furry ones) were with me I chose the drive thru. This restaurant is known for the longest drive thru with the inside being completely empty. Cars had even blocked the turn lane from the highway waiting for the drive thru.. Now I may be wrong, but that is lack of consideration and , yes manners. Not to mention illegal too.
I live in an area that is considered "seasonal". This means that senior citizens or snowbirds come here for 6 months out of the year and go home for 6 months. I have noticed that the older population can be a .. well bit cantankerous. This in turn makes me wonder, what it is about aging that makes some feel they can be rude to others. Is it childish regression? Or is it a right of passage? Whichever it is, it is now being spread to the younger generations as well. I do give the benefit of the doubt to many with the realization of what Alzheimers can do to ones personality, many others no way.
In High School I worked in the hospital and sometimes saw this "anger" in the disabled. Now this was before I was diagnosed with all my issues, but it still gave me thoughts. The main thought that we all have 2 choices in life.
1. We can either be angry at the world, and thus making everyone glad we're gone.
2. We can try our best to cheer others up and make their day, thus they be sad we're gone.
How would you like to be remembered?
If we're in a bad mood, what right do we have to ruin anothers day? Why can't we do or say something nice to help them smile and lift our moods as well..
The choice is yours...
Have a great day ! :-)
